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Gypsy Magic

Accessories help transform the hairstyles in this exclusive collection into elegant, yet wearable looks.

The Global Gypsies collection—by Shane Henning and the Noddy’s On King creative team, based in Sydney, Australia—which was part of a hair show at Hair Expo Australia in June, showcases a mixture of styles to highlight each model’s unique beauty. “Everything had to complement and work together, from the flowers, feathers and decorative objects in the hair to the hairstyles,” Henning says. “The hair was directional but still very wearable. Even though some of the girls have pink, green or blue hair, they still look very beautiful and elegant.” Models wore clothing with bold block colors and Eastern and Western influences to add to the Global Gypsy concept. —Nicole Altavilla >

To achieve this look, the Noddy’s On King creative team colored the hair with Goldwell 8 KG and 9G. Then, Shane Henning applied Goldwell Hot Form Spray to dry hair and set it in small hot rollers for 15 minutes. He used his fingers and a brush to create as much curl as possible and brushed up the hair from the nape area to just below the crown and fastened it with pins. He then twisted and pinned the hair in the front, offset with a side parting, for a loose style without too much structure. He accessorized the hair with butterfly clips.

To create this look, Henning sectioned hair, smoothed it on the sides, twisted it into a tight pleat at the back and fastened it with pins. He pinned the top of the hair out of the way, and slightly backcombed the hair toward the front and sides to create height. He placed some padding behind the backcombed hair to add more stability and hold, and gently combed the hair over the padding, being careful not to flatten strands but smooth the front. He fastened the ends of the long hair on top at the base of the crown and just at the top of the pleat, sprayed it with firm hold spray and gently tied a scarf under the chin.

When creating this look, Henning wove deep-purple braids into the model’s hair. This created the base to pin fresh flowers and also highlighted the details of the braids.

To create this look, Henning slicked back the model’s hair into a sleek ponytail, then twisted it into a tight chignon and fastened it with pins. He fingerwaved the blue-dyed panel of hair that was colored using Goldwell Elumen and glued the weft to the parting. He then pinned the ends of the hair into the chignon and placed fresh fern and flowers on the opposite side of the parting, pinning them just behind the ear.